The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-08-20

Su BuRBAN NEWS.
RoMERY REACH.


1t blew a strong southeast gale at the Cane
nearly all day Thursday. rain fell in tor
rents and the sea beat with terrific force Oh
the shores. At about 10 a. m. large white
cutter rig yacht was seen off shore going be-
fore the gale with the speed of race horse.
This was the only vessel sighted until SD.
m, when the United States lighthouse ten
der Myrtle hove in sight with a schooner
yacht in tow which the storm had evidently
oyertaken and rendered unmanageable.
Both steamer and schooner were laboring
heavily. The acht was toWed into Port
land. 1t was poor day for yachts at sea-
Toward night dozen coasters bore up for a
harbor: The rain has damaged a large
quantity OF grain stacked in the fields, but it
will prove beneficial to the growth of after
math OF which there promises to be boun-
tiful crop. Growing grain and corn is pros
trated.
The Ocean House has never perhaps had
more successful season than the present one.
Applicants for board are turned away near
ly every day on account of lack of room.
Many of the present guests find lodgings at
the neighboring farm houses.
Some two months ago the Light House
Board sold at auction some condemned prop
erty on the Two Lights premises. One arti-
Gle thus sold was the old whistle house, in
which the Cape siren sung her newest and
sweetest songs for period of twelve years.
This was sold to Mr.. William Murray, who,
for the small sum of $40, secured cosy lit
tie seaside cottage that it would probably
cost 500 to build. The other day Mr.. Muir
ray made "bee," secured eight stout yoke
of oxen, with their owners for teamsters,
and the house was soon moved from of the
government grounds to its new site on Mr..
Murray's land. Its present location is with
in few feet of the mess and cookroom win
d0ws of the life saving house, making the
outlook from those rooms blankone.
The light keepers all cheerfully assisted
in the transfer Of their old Music HalP'
from public to private domain and owner
ship. An appropriate and bounteous repast
was served by Mrs Murray in neighboring
cot on the shore to all participating in the
"bee"
The several little cots on the shore near
shanties or fish houses, are all full of women
and children. M.
sAcCARAPPA.
Messrs. Foster & Brown have finished the
castings and machinery for the new inven-
tion of operating railroad crossing gates by
compressed air, the first Of which will be 10
Gated at Lewiston.
The wind and storm Thursday was very
severe in this village. A number of signs
and awnings were broken down and de-
str0yed A large quantity of rain fell
A party of twenty-five French people,
mostly operatives in the Westbrook Mills,
returned to their homes In Canada via. the
Grand Trunk road, Thursday, to remain
permanently.
Mr.. Leonard Quimby, nearly 70 years old,
died at his home in this village Friday morn
ing. He was one of the first settlers in the
town Mr.. Quimby had been in feeble health
for several years. He was an industrious
mechanic, and highly respected. He was a
member of Saccarappa Lodge, /. o. o. f.,
Temple Lodge, +. and A. NJ, the Odd Fell
lows Mutual Relief Association Of Portland,
and State Relief, I.i0. o. f., Masonic Relief,
and held life insurance policy, the whole
amounting to $1,000.